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Friday, September 20, 2013

Friend of Friends Friday: Will of Ann Linton Nesbett (1817)

ANN LINTON NESBETT Will

Prince William County Will Bk L, pg 93

10 Oct 1817; proved 01 Dec 1817

I ANN LINTON NESBETT of the County of Prince William do make
the following my last will and testament.
First. If my negro boy CHARLES should not sold before my decease for the
payment of an execution which Carrs Exors had against WILLIAM DOWNMANs estate
& which I have given a forthcoming bond for it is my will and desire that
my executor should sell said negro boy CHARLES & pay off said debt &
the balance if any be used for the benefit of my estate. Secondly in consequence of two of my niece
MARIA LESLEYS negros being sold to pay off debts due from CAPT. DOWNMANs estate
& which her property as well mine was equally bound for I give her the said
MARIA two of my negroes namely BILL & ALBERT which gift I hereby
confirm. Thirdly it is my will &
desire that my executor as soon after my decease as it can conveniently be done
sell my negro man JOHN and my negro woman CATE & her son GEORGE & her
young child for cash, and out of the proceeds thereof pay to my nephew GEORGE
BAYLEY two hundred dollars which is meant as a legacy from me to my said nephew
& the balance arising from the sale of said negroes to be paid to my sister
PHAMY LINTON at this time living near the sweet spring in the County of Monroe. Fourthly I give and devise to my friend JOHN
LINTON of the town of Dumfries my half of the tract of land (left by WM.
DOWNMAN to myself & my sister LESLEY) and the balance of my negroes, stock,
plantation utensils & household & kitchen furniture, in trust, as a
support for my brother JAMES NESBETT during his life, and at his death the said
trust is to cease and the whole of the said land & negroes with their
increase & whatever stock, plantation utensils & household &
kitchen furniture there is at that time, I will and devise to my niece MARIA
LESLEY if she should be living, or if she be dead, and leave an heir or heirs
it is my will that he her or them shall have the whole of said property, but if
she should be dead & leave no child or children, then, it is my will &
desire that the whole of said property should go to my sister PHAMY LINTONs two
single daughters that are now living with her.
Fifthly I give all my wearing apparel to niece MARIA LESLEY. It is my will and desire that the Court where
this will is proven shall not take security of my executor and it is my
particular will & desire that there should not be an appraisement or
inventory of my estate. Lastly I
constitute and appoint my friend JOHN LINTON SENR. Executor to this my last
will & testament. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this tenth day of
October 1817.

ANN L. NESBETT

Signed sealed & acknowledged as the last will of the
subscriber in the presence of

ANN HANCOCK, MARGARET HANCOCK, SALLY LINTON

At a Court held for Prince William County Dec 1st
1817. This last will and testament of
ANN L. NESBETT decd. was presented to the Court by JOHN LINTON the Exor.
therein named and being proved by the oaths of ANN HANCOCK and MARGARET HANCOCK
is ordered to be recorded and the said and the said LINTON having taken the oath
of an Exor and entered into bond without security (the testatrix by her will
not requiring security and the Court agreeing that none should be given and one
of the legatees being in Court and consenting thereto) certificate is granted
him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form.